WITHDRAWAL SUPPORT
Over 40 million Americans are prescribed antidepressants each year. More than 30 million benzodiazepine prescriptions were dispensed in 2024 for alprazolam alone. These are not niche medications. They are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the country.
Antidepressant prescriptions to adolescents and young adults increased 66% between 2016 and 2022 — with 18 million dispensed to people aged 12 to 25 during that period. These drugs carry risks of long-lasting sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting, and neurological injury that most prescribers never mention, and that most patients — let alone their parents — are never told about.
People with medication-induced neurological injuries often have nowhere to turn for help. Most physicians are uninformed about these conditions. Emergency departments and hospitals are largely unaware they exist, and frequently misdiagnose and mistreat patients — administering the same classes of drugs that caused the injury.
There is no known medication that reliably treats these conditions. Patients with akathisia or in protracted withdrawal may be given benzodiazepines or antipsychotics that compound the damage. The medical system has no established protocol for these injuries because it has barely acknowledged they exist.
Having personally survived the harrowing experience of a long, protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal, I’ve devoted my energies to supporting those who have been forced to abruptly come off of/chosen to come off psychiatric medications.
With a unique blend of lived experience and training, I bring an intimate understanding of both the mental health system and the profound gaps within traditional psychiatric care — gaps that often overlook the deeper roots of suffering and the true potential for healing and transformation.
The author of PSYCHiATIZED: Waking Up After a Decade of Bad Medicine, I hold Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English, and I’m passionate about authentic healing, healthy living, and continuous self-evolution — and about giving back what I’ve learned to those finding their own way forward.
•How It Works•
Our first session together is a deeply personal coaching experience. During this time, we’ll explore your story, your patterns, and your growth — uncovering the threads that have shaped your healing journey so far.
Afterward, you’ll receive a custom piece of art, created by me, that visually reflects your journey — a symbolic representation of your healing, painted in my unique style. You’ll also receive the beginnings of an action plan designed to support your ongoing recovery.
If you feel resonance in our connection and wish to continue working together, we can schedule additional sessions. In these conversations, we’ll talk about supportive habits and healing practices that align with your unique process, such as:
- Meditation & other neuroscience-based grounding techniques
- Approaches to self-care
- Nutrition & gut health support
- Movement & mindful embodiment
- Breathwork and somatic experiencing
I can also help you understand information found in the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, published in 2024.
I am honored to collaborate with several holistic psychiatrists and independent mental health professionals who share a commitment to true, root-cause healing. Together, we recognize that mental health challenges often stem from an interplay of trauma, physiological imbalance, medication effects, hormonal shifts, gut health, environmental toxins, and nutritional deficiencies — not merely from “chemical imbalance” theories.
Through these collaborations, I can connect clients with benzo-wise prescribers who offer safe, compassionate tapering support.
•A Closing Thought•
I know how frightening this process can feel.
But I also know that there is meaning in it.
What may begin as a terrifying unraveling often becomes a profound awakening.
If you’re ready to reframe your experience and begin the work of genuine healing, I would be honored to walk beside you.
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